Friday, 6/22/12 – Sunday, 6/24/12NEARFEST APOCALYPSE
The last NEARfest. Sold out, but you might be able to scalp tickets. UK has replaced co-Headliner Eloy joining Van Der Graaf Generator and Renaissance.
www.nearfest.com

Saturday, 6/23/12
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
|Sellersville Theater
Fresh off their Nearfest show the night before, VDGG will bring the classics and new tracks to town. They did an amazing set at Nearfest 2009. (read review) Sellersville will be a great venue to hear this band. This is an Echoes Presents show, but I’ll be at Nearfest seeing Renaissance. I’ll have seen VDGG the night before. Watch for my blog review next morning.

IONA

Tuesday, 6/26/12
IONA
|Sellersville Theater
The English progressive rock band with a bent towards the ecclesiastical. Beautiful singer in Joanne Hogg and a great guitarist in David Bainbridge. Read review of their 2010 Nearfest set http://wp.me/pgATL-Rb) This is an Echoes Presents show and I’ll be hosting.

CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO
|Sellersville Theater
Always a great show whether playing inventive originals or covers of tunes like Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” or Beethoven’s “5th.” This is an Echoes Presents show.

Thursday, 06/05/12
PIERRE BENSUSAN
|Sellersville
One of the second generation icons of acoustic guitar. This is an Echoes Presents show.

Friday, 07/06/2012
TANGERINE DREAM
|Electric Factory
It’s been a long time and I think TD may have gotten better. They played Moogfest last year and I have a commentary on that performance and a link to a live recording of it. http://wp.me/pgATL-1qP

Friday, 07/06/12
COLDPLAY
|Wells Fargo Center

Thursday, July 12
ADRIAN LEGG
|Sellersville Theater
There just wasn’t enough Adrian Legg during this year’s International Guitar Night VI show. That’s remedied with this solo concert from one of the true originals of the guitar. And he’s a riotous raconteur of the first order. This is an Echoes Presents show.

SIGUR ROS
|Mann Skyline Stage
The Archangels of Atmosphere come to Philly and demand was so high that they added a second show. Are you sure this is Philadelphia? They were amazing a couple of years ago and Jonsi’s solo show 2 years ago was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.